over the past few years, i have followed various friends projects, documenting 365 days of pictures or the first year of baby's life, or maybe a month of songs. i have questioned doing such things, and have thought about what a commitment it would take and of course how it would be hard without say an iphone to document them. but i have been doing some thinking lately, and more than memories or songs, i want my life to be marked by certain qualities. as i was thinking about this, the word gratitude came to mind. as i was beginning to write this, i flipped over to webster.com for a dictionary definition of the word, and my heart jumped for joy: "gratitude: the state of being thankful" wow. so for the next year (in addition to many other things) i want to strive for this quality. i want to live in a way of gratitude.

29 July 2011

12. my nephews & sticky ice cream kisses

tonight, we had dinner with nathan's parents and one of his sisters and her husband and- our two nephews! grant (hannah & jaqs boy) is 2 years and five months and tristan (jacks boy) is 2 1/2. they are the cutest little guys ever, and as they played with us and talked to us and finally had to say goodbye, i am so thankful for them. we love them greatly, and i truly do thank God for them each time we get to see them. as they kissed and hugged us good bye, i was reminded once again how thankful i am for family & sweet little boy kisses with a side of leftover ice cream.
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